From Business Today:
Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul, D-Amherst, organized an?economic action forum with several local leaders that was held at the University at Buffalo Tuesday. Elected officials, community organizers and business leaders and owners gave their thoughts on what it will take to rebuild Western New York. The region needs more venture capital, better ties among companies and colleges and locally-driven solutions, rather than plans from Albany, said Howard Zemsky, a?Buffalo developer and the regional co-chairman of the Western New York Economic Development Council.?
Unemployment in the Buffalo Niagara region rose to its second-highest rate in 22 years for January. The local unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent during the first month of the year. During January 2010, the unemployment rate jumped as high as 9.6 percent here. By comparison, the rate was 5.6 percent in January 2007, before the recession hit.?
One day after cancelling all its flights without notice and stranding travelers at the Niagara Falls International Airport, Direct Air has announced it will suspend all service until May 15. The company said it had to ground Monday's flights because it couldn't afford the bill to fuel up its planes. Direct Air said the two month hiatus will allow it to address "operational matters." The company is telling travelers who have booked flights before May 15 to arrange for a refund with their credit card company.
?Synacor Inc. made a good showing during its first quarter as a publicly traded company.?The Buffalo-based Internet content provider earned $7.7 million, or 34 cents per share,?during the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $369,000, or 2 cents per share, a year ago.?$6.1 million of its profits came from an income tax benefit stemming from a reduction in the company?s deferred tax assets.
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Independent Health has been ranked number one by J.D. Power & Associatesfor the third year. The Williamsville-based insurance company ranked highest in customer satisfaction out of 13 companies in New York and New Jersey.
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The company that owns the Great Wolf Lodge water park in Niagara Falls, Ontario has a new owner. Wall Street private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC said Tuesday it bought Great Wolf Resorts for $703 million.?
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County ExecutiveMark Poloncarz has criticized the tax breaks doled out by local economic development agencies, and?Lancaster Supervisor Dino J. Fudoli is not happy about it. At Tuesday's Lancaster IDA meeting, he accused Poloncarz of making changes to agency policies in order to reward political allies and suck up to union groups.??
Noco has bought three lubricant distribution warehouses in Pennsylvania from Windward Petroleum. The purchase widens Noco's lubricant distribution territory, which will now stretch from?Buffalo to Vermont, and Ottawa, Ont., to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Who is getting hired, promoted and honored?
It's Wednesday. That's halfway to Friday:
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